Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

Training Room 1, Wujiang City Extraordinary Abilities Vocational and Technical College.

Bright sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the training room, spilling onto the floor.

The faint smell of sweat and burnt smell in the air were traces of intense training.

The four members of the Dawn Squad have been training here for two hours.

Everyone was soaked in sweat, their hair stuck to their foreheads, and they were panting heavily.

But their eyes were shining, sparkling with excitement.

"stop!"

Xia Yue wiped her sweat and looked at the training data panel.

The ten simulated camels generated by the virtual projection have all collapsed to the ground.

Battle duration: 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

"2 minutes and 13 seconds," she read out, a hint of relief in her voice. "16 seconds faster than yesterday."

Zhang Tian was panting, but his face was full of smiles: "My DPS reached 705, almost a hundred points higher than yesterday!"

"My field control coverage rate reached 85%," Yang Mei reported, adding, "The timing of releasing the Ice Ring has become much more accurate."

Liu Hui didn't speak, but simply raised her still slightly trembling hand—

That's a muscle reaction after continuously using the shield to block.

His eyes said it all: he was making progress too.

Since Lin Yu left the team yesterday, they have trained for more than ten hours.

Apart from meals and necessary rest, they spend all their time in the training room.

I scrutinized every single detail of the instructional video.

After this "devilish" training, they did see progress.

Xia Yue's damage per second has increased from over 600 initially to 743 now.

Zhang Tian's score was increased to 705.

Liu Hui's monster-pulling and positioning are more stable.

Yang Mei's control of the situation was more precise.

"Very good." Xia Yue put away the data panel, and a smile finally appeared on her face. "If we maintain this state, our strength will soon be restored to its previous level."

"No, it's about surpassing the past," Zhang Tian corrected. "With Li Xu around, our potential will be even higher."

The four men's expressions turned serious when Li Xu was mentioned.

"I arranged for Li Xu to come over at noon today." Xia Yue checked the time. "He should be here soon."

"Let's get into a good mindset and show him how much we've improved."

Ten minutes later, the door to the training room was pushed open.

Li Xu walked in.

Today he was wearing a custom-made dark blue combat suit, the material of which shimmered slightly in the sunlight.

His hair was meticulously combed, and his face carried the composure characteristic of a scion of a prominent family.

"Young Master Li, you've arrived." Xia Yue greeted him with a smile. "We've just finished a round of training, and the data is pretty good..."

"Let's begin," Li Xu interrupted her, his voice flat. "Let me see your 'progress'."

Xia Yue's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered: "Okay, everyone get ready..."

"Standard configuration, ten targets!"

The four quickly entered the training ground.

The virtual projection generates ten more simulated monsters.

"start!"

Liu Hui charged forward with his shield raised, activating his taunt aura.

His steps were much more steady than yesterday, and his route planning was more reasonable, attracting the attention of all the monsters at once.

Yang Mei waved her staff, and the Ice Seal spell landed precisely—

She waited until the moment Liu Hui completely gathered the monsters.

Xia Yue and Zhang Tian made their moves at the same time.

Arrows rained down, and swords flashed like lightning.

2 minutes 11 seconds.

The battle is over.

It was 2 seconds faster than the previous round.

"Combat data..." Xia Yue looked at the panel, her voice rising, "Xia Yue, DPS 745!"

"Zhang Tian, ​​708!"

"Yang Mei, 86% coverage rate!"

As she read out the numbers, her voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

The hard work and sweat of the four people resulted in tangible improvements.

She turned to look at Li Xu, hoping to see his approval.

But what she saw was a gloomy face.

Li Xu stared at the data panel for a full ten seconds.

Then, he raised his head and glanced at the four people.

There was no approval, no recognition in that gaze...

Only disappointment.

Deep disappointment.

"Is this what you call 'progress'?" Li Xu asked, his voice as cold as ice.

Xia Yue was stunned: "Young Master Li, we..."

"Shut up." Li Xu interrupted her, his impatience undisguised. "Let me finish what I have to say."

The training room was deathly silent.

The smiles on the four faces vanished, replaced by unease and confusion.

Li Xu walked to the center of the training field and pointed to the virtual monster corpse on the ground: "It took 2 minutes and 11 seconds to finish, and the damage per second was only a little over 700."

"Do you know how long it would take the weakest team at my previous school to beat this lineup?"

He paused, then said, slowly and deliberately, "Within two minutes. Damage per second, starting at 800."

Xia Yue opened her mouth, as if to say something, but no sound came out.

"You think your improvement is obvious?" Li Xu laughed, his voice laced with sarcasm. "The reason is that you've been wasting your time!"

"We've just started training, so of course we'll see progress starting from scratch."

"Going from 0 to 90% is easy, but going from 90% to 100% is the hardest!"

His gaze was like a knife, piercing the four men's faces: "You've only reached 10% at most, and you're already so smug about it?"

The journey of a hundred li is only half complete at ninety!

Just like when an overweight person loses weight, the initial results will be very obvious:

With a little dietary control and exercise, you can lose more than 10 or even 20 kilograms.

But after this stage, the real test will begin.

It will take ten or even a hundred times more patience and perseverance to lose another ten pounds or so.

Every word Li Xu uttered was like a slap across the faces of the four men.

Xia Yue's face turned from red to white, then to green.

Zhang Tian wanted to refute, but couldn't think of any reason or excuse.

Weakness is the original sin.

Liu Hui lowered her head, and Yang Mei bit her lip.

"There's one more thing," Li Xu continued, his tone even colder, "This morning, I went to watch the training of the second-ranked 'Romantic Squad' in our grade."

Do you know their damage per second (DPS) output?

He paused for a moment, then gave his answer: "Nine hundred—I can consistently reach nine hundred during training."

"And you, you only managed to get a little over seven hundred after trying your hardest."

"I have no interest in investigating the reasons for your decline in strength; I only want the results!"

Li Xu looked around at the four of them, and finally his gaze fell on Xia Yue: "I'll give you two more weeks."

"If, in two weeks, your damage output doesn't reach the level of the 'Wind and Moon Squad,' with a stable DPS of over 900..."

"Then let's all go our separate ways."

After saying that, he directly opened his phone and operated it a few times.

[System notification: Team member Li Xu has left the team]

It's not a temporary departure, it's a complete withdrawal.

There's no way to salvage the situation.

"Young Master Li!" Xia Yue finally reacted and cried out urgently, "Please give us another chance!"

"We can definitely..."

"An opportunity?" Li Xu glanced back at her, his gaze as if he were looking at trash. "What I just said was an opportunity for you..."

"I have done more than enough!"

He said no more and turned to leave the training room.

The door closed with a dull thud.

Only four people remained in the training room.

A deathly silence.

The sun was still shining brightly, but they felt as if they were in a frozen wasteland.

After a long silence, Yang Mei finally spoke weakly, "He...he really left the team?"

"Nonsense." Zhang Tian scratched his hair in frustration. "The system notification has already appeared!"

"Then what do we do?" Liu Hui asked blankly. "Without support, we can't even do dungeons..."

Xia Yue stood there, her body trembling slightly.

She put so much effort into getting rid of Lin Yu and bringing in Li Xu.

She thought this was the starting point for the Dawn Squad's rise, but little did she know...

It turned out to be a cliff.

"Training will continue as usual," she said through gritted teeth, emphasizing each word. "The intensity will not be reduced."

"But Li Xu is gone..." Yang Mei said softly.

"He's gone, so we'll train on our own!"

Xia Yue's voice suddenly rose.

"Isn't it just that the output isn't enough?"

"practice!"

Train like crazy!

"I'm determined to get my DPS to 900 within two weeks!"

A fanatical flame burned in her eyes.

But deep within those flames lay a profound fear.

If they fail to achieve this, the Dawn Squad is doomed.

It's not as simple as losing Li Xu, a powerful foreign aid.

They will lose their reputation and become a laughing stock.

"Oh, right." Yang Mei suddenly remembered something, "I haven't cleared all the reward attempts for this month's elite dungeons yet."

"How many more times?" Zhang Tian asked.

"Ten times," Yang Mei said. "I didn't use it even once before."

The four fell silent.

It's a real shame to waste these reward attempts.

Moreover, if you happen to find usable equipment, it can even increase your DPS.

But there's no support right now...

"How about..." Yang Mei hesitated for a moment, "...contact Lin Yu?"

"Lin Yu?" Zhang Tian frowned. "Why are you looking for him?"

"He can't find anyone to team up with right now," Yang Mei analyzed. "If he plays the level 20 elite dungeon with us, he can level up at the same time."

"We'll give him some of the reward materials so he can complete his school assignments."

The school has a rule that each student must complete a certain number of dungeon challenges each month, otherwise it will affect their academic credits.

The basis for judgment is the materials dropped from these dungeons.

"After all, there are relatively few support classes, and finding a new one would take time to get used to," Yang Mei continued. "Although Lin Yu is a C-rank class, she can be used as soon as she joins the team, which saves time."

Xia Yue's eyes lit up.

That is indeed a solution.

Lin Yu has now been kicked out of the team, so she definitely won't be able to find new teammates.

What kind of reputation can he possibly achieve by himself with just a few pet beasts?

They gave Lin Yu this opportunity, and Lin Yu should be extremely grateful.

"Okay," Xia Yue nodded. "You guys contact him."

Zhang Tian laughed too: "He hasn't been able to find his teammates these past few days, he must be worried sick."

"If we give him this chance, he'll probably come crawling back to us like a dog, licking our boots!"

The four began to contact Lin Yu.

But soon, they discovered the problem.

"He blocked me." Zhang Tian looked at his phone with a strange expression.

"Me too," Liu Hui said.

"Me too..." Yang Mei said weakly.

Xia Yue's face darkened.

She opened her contacts, found Lin Yu's name, and tapped to call.

The number you dialed cannot be reached.

She was blocked too.

"He actually blocked us all?" Zhang Tian exclaimed in disbelief. "This guy..."

"The previous team group has also been disbanded," Liu Hui added.

The four looked at each other, feeling somewhat awkward for a moment.

They thought Lin Yu would beg them to return to the team, but to their surprise, she cut off all contact.

"Wait a minute." Xia Yue suddenly remembered something, "There's another group, which was created temporarily during the Chinese New Year period, for everyone to grab red envelopes."

"They shouldn't have been disbanded yet."

She searched through her phone and found the group.

The group name is very casual: "New Year Red Envelope Group".

Click on it, and you'll see the member list...

Lin Yu is still here.

"That's great." Xia Yue breathed a sigh of relief. "He must have forgotten about this group."

She immediately edited the message:

"@LinyuLinyuBrother, we've decided to forgive you. We'll take you through the level 20 elite dungeon and use up this month's reward attempts."

"You can choose some of the materials dropped by the Boss to complete the school's tasks."

"However, you'll still need to leave the party after completing the dungeon~"

Message sent.

The four of them stared at their phones, waiting for a reply.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes...

Just as they were getting a little anxious, a new message popped up in the group chat.

Click to take a look—

Lin Yu: "Are you guys crazy?"

Then, the system prompts:

Lin Yu left the group chat.

"..."

The training room fell silent once again.

This time, even breathing could barely be heard.

The expressions on the four people's faces changed from anticipation to bewilderment to shock...

It eventually turned into anger!

"He...he actually rejected us!" Zhang Tian was the first to burst out. "Is he crazy?!"

"Does he really think he can graduate with just a few pet beasts?" Liu Hui also found it unbelievable.

Yang Mei bit her lip: "Did we hurt him too deeply before...?"

"Hurt him?" Xia Yue sneered. "A C-level support player staying with our team for a year and a half is already incredibly lucky for him!"

"We gave him so much compensation, allowing him to leave the team with dignity. Isn't that merciful enough?"

"What kind of attitude is he having now?"

"You're asking for it!"

But Xia Yue felt a little uneasy.

Lin Yu refused too decisively.

That decisiveness didn't seem like a fit of pique, nor did it seem like playing hard to get.

It's not that they don't care.

It's like throwing away a piece of useless trash; you don't even want to look at it.

"What do we do now?" Zhang Tian asked irritably. "Without support, we can't even do dungeons."

Xia Yue took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"We'll post on the school forum to recruit helpers," she said. "We'll offer high rewards; a generous offer will surely attract brave men."

"But time..." Yang Mei said softly, "We still have training on one hand, and we still need to get to know each other on the other."

Li Xu only gave them two weeks.

They need to find suitable support, spend time getting used to each other, and complete all the dungeon runs.

We also need to increase the damage output to 900 DPS...

Is this enough time?

Xia Yue didn't know.

But she knew there was no turning back.

"Everyone, post something," she repeated, her voice resolute. "We must find them by today."

"We definitely need to clear all the dungeon runs; we can't let it hinder our development!"

The four of them opened the school forum and began editing the recruitment post.